Cattle Market Pulse

Oklahoma National Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 25, 2024

6,509 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $252.68/cwt -2.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,951/hd at 772 lb · 494 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $281.73/cwt -1.49 vs last sale · ≈ $1,879/hd at 667 lb · 393 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $290.74/cwt +0.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,543/hd at 531 lb · 351 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 6,509 6,444 6,053
Feeder cattle 6,509 6,444 6,053

*** Add Close with updated receipts *** Compared to last week: Feeder steers 3.00-6.00 lower. Feeder heifers 4.00-8.00 lower. Steers calves steady to 5.00 lower. Heifer calves steady to 2.00 lower. Demand moderate to good. Quality mostly average. It appears some of the grass buyers have pulled out of the market as some of the tight 7 weight steers and 6 weight heifers that would normally go to grass are selling sharply lower.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
319–342 334 19 396.00–445.00 $420.58 $1,405 +1.58
351 fancy 351 17 455.00 $455.00 $1,597 +27.64
351–399 379 46 372.00–440.00 $404.25 $1,532 -12.75
404 fancy 404 22 403.00 $403.00 $1,628
422–446 436 68 361.00–397.00 $380.24 $1,658 -24.81
454 thin fleshed 454 10 386.00 $386.00 $1,752
451–499 487 152 331.00–370.00 $357.36 $1,740 -5.61
502–546 523 231 324.00–368.00 $344.26 $1,800 -1.74
552–598 571 264 302.00–343.00 $319.10 $1,822 +4.65
611 unweaned 611 4 226.00 $226.00 $1,381
607–638 624 260 289.00–319.00 $303.00 $1,891 +2.43
651–680 667 393 260.00–299.00 $281.73 $1,879 -1.49
704–741 722 202 250.00–267.00 $260.77 $1,883 -11.19
744 744 8 242.50 $242.50 $1,804 -29.46
757–791 772 494 241.00–258.50 $252.68 $1,951 -2.64
800–844 827 185 233.00–249.00 $237.88 $1,967 -9.03
852–880 864 241 227.00–243.50 $239.86 $2,072 +1.30
918–943 930 147 221.00–225.00 $222.22 $2,067 -8.61
955–994 963 109 216.00–221.00 $219.70 $2,116
1015 1015 35 219.00 $219.00 $2,223 +1.65
1106 1106 22 199.00 $199.00 $2,201
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–396 366 17 402.50–410.00 $407.14 $1,490
476 476 7 335.00 $335.00 $1,595 -2.00
533 533 5 316.00 $316.00 $1,684 +16.00
581–591 583 21 287.00–290.00 $289.28 $1,687
618–645 623 28 266.00–287.00 $279.36 $1,740 +5.47
698 698 3 259.00 $259.00 $1,808 -10.50
732 732 6 259.00 $259.00 $1,896 +6.70
752 752 17 249.00 $249.00 $1,872
831–840 839 124 226.50–232.00 $231.56 $1,943 +0.60
859–886 878 45 223.00–231.00 $224.92 $1,975 -0.08
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 3 280.00 $280.00 $1,058
424 424 24 309.00 $309.00 $1,310
552 552 23 288.00 $288.00 $1,590
630 630 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,449
680 680 6 248.00 $248.00 $1,686
701 701 7 241.00 $241.00 $1,689 -10.95

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313–348 336 42 312.00–346.00 $335.45 $1,127 -18.06
345–346 fancy 346 14 361.00–380.00 $369.13 $1,277
360–384 380 77 315.00–374.00 $334.00 $1,269 -28.37
402–445 422 165 301.00–339.00 $322.48 $1,361 +0.33
455–494 480 176 281.00–331.00 $302.13 $1,450 -15.60
500–549 530 321 278.00–314.00 $292.40 $1,550 +3.40
540 unweaned 540 30 273.00 $273.00 $1,474
553–598 577 265 253.00–297.00 $277.72 $1,602 -7.85
600–639 616 271 242.00–288.00 $264.24 $1,628 -10.26
650–697 673 140 234.75–261.00 $241.86 $1,628 -8.97
678 unweaned 678 8 229.00 $229.00 $1,553
708–746 727 102 226.00–237.50 $230.37 $1,675 -12.82
756–783 767 240 220.00–236.00 $224.70 $1,723 -6.12
803–844 813 86 205.00–221.00 $218.83 $1,779 -5.34
858–878 864 50 209.50–213.00 $210.50 $1,819 -6.62
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 7 262.50 $262.50 $709
398 398 16 302.00 $302.00 $1,202
438 438 4 314.00 $314.00 $1,375 +9.00
454 thin fleshed 454 16 332.00 $332.00 $1,507
502–528 524 34 262.00–282.00 $279.18 $1,463 +26.18
565–596 575 75 249.00–270.00 $260.06 $1,495 +10.70
600–644 631 50 235.00–237.00 $235.53 $1,486
660–697 681 93 224.00–245.00 $230.62 $1,571 -16.29
758–783 768 41 205.00–228.00 $218.28 $1,676 -4.62
819–823 822 57 212.00–213.00 $212.14 $1,744 -5.55
868 868 22 205.00 $205.00 $1,779
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 8 247.00 $247.00 $753
448 448 8 222.00 $222.00 $995
650 650 5 228.00 $228.00 $1,482
803 803 8 201.00 $201.00 $1,614
912 912 3 166.00 $166.00 $1,514

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 7 372.50 $372.50 $1,296
363–371 366 10 325.00–330.00 $327.97 $1,200 -61.41
408 408 5 402.00 $402.00 $1,640 +54.01
462 unweaned 462 8 339.00 $339.00 $1,566
496 496 14 315.00 $315.00 $1,562 -17.48
559–599 584 25 280.00–325.00 $317.17 $1,852
623 623 27 293.00 $293.00 $1,825
710 710 3 224.00 $224.00 $1,590 -6.00
812 812 3 218.00 $218.00 $1,770
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
292 292 13 305.00 $305.00 $891
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
397 397 3 325.00 $325.00 $1,290
743 743 4 241.00 $241.00 $1,791

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What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.